HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY EDUCATION

GKE434

Course Code: GKE434
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Derya Doğru

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Will be able to know the concept of human rights,
Will be able to know the historical development of human rights and understanding of democracy,
Will be able to know the relation between training of philosophy and democracy, equality in opportunity in training, democracy and training program, family and training of democracy,
Will be able to know basic education program and training of democracy,
Will be able to apply the rules of democratic classes.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Concept and historical development of human rights; types of human rights; understandings of democracy, principles, approaches and human rights; education of democracy and democratic education; family and democracy education; education as human rights; preschool education and democracy education; program of primary education and democracy education; democracy education in secondary education; higher education and democracy education; democratic school and class environment.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	The concept and the historical development of human rights, and the types of human rights
2^nd Week	Understanding of democracy, principles of today's democracy
3^rd Week	Religion-science-secularism-democracy
4^th Week	Training of philosophy and democracy
5^th Week	Equality in opportunity in training
6^th Week	Democracy and training program
7^th Week	Family and training of democracy
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Early childhood education and training of democracy
10^th Week	Basic education program and training of democracy
11^th Week	Secondary school education and training of democracy
12^th Week	Higher education and training of democracy
13^th Week	Democratic class environment
14^th Week	Democratic class environment
15^th Week	Review

Recommended or Required Reading

- İlyas Doğan, İnsan Hakları Hukuku, Astana Yayınları, Ankara, 2022.
- Oktay Uygun, Demokrasi, (Tarihsel, Siyasal ve Felsefi Boyutlar), Oniki Levha Yayınları,
İstanbul, 2020.
-Yeşil, R. Okul ve Ailede İnsan Hakları ve Demokrasi Eğitimi, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara,
2002.
- Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi
- Birleşmiş Milletler Medeni Siyasi haklar Sözleşmesi
- Birleşmiş Milletler Çocuk Hakları Sözleşmesi
- Birleşmiş Milletler Ekonomik, Sosyal ve Kültürel Haklar Sözleşmesi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Problem Solving

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	2	20	40
Preparation for Final exam	1	25	25
Course hours	13	2	26
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	25	25
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

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